Paul Jabara & Friends is a the fourth studio album by American actor, singer and songwriter Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry. He wrote Donna Summer's "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event...

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The album includes the multimillion-selling single release "It's Raining Men

It's Raining Men

"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982...

" by The Weather Girls, written and produced by Jabara in late 1982.

Paul Jabara & Friends was released in 1983 on the CBS Records

CBS Records

CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...

 label, and besides guest vocalists The Weather Girls and Leata Galloway it also features the at the time 19 year old and relatively unknown R & B singer Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

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The tracks "It's Raining Men

It's Raining Men

"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982...

" and "Hope" were both included on the Weather Girls' 1983 debut album Success and the album also featured a song co-written by Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...

 and Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry. He wrote Donna Summer's "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event...

 ("Ladies Hot Line").

Track listing

Side one

1. "Bad Habits" - 3:15
2. "Ladies Hot Line" - 4:40
3. "Hurricane Joe" [featuring Leata Galloway] - 4:58
4. "It's Raining Men
   It's Raining Men
   "It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982...
   
   " [featuring The Weather Girls] - 5:27

Side two

1. "Eternal Love" [featuring Whitney Houston] - 6:29
2. "What's Become of Love" [featuring Leata Galloway] - 4:10
3. "Hope" [featuring The Weather Girls] - 5:16